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'>Tjr-WFi . .... k V; THE OmClAL NEWSPAPER OF BARNWELL COUNTY. f OMMHdate4 Jom L lt». Barnwell People-Sentinel -.f; ‘Just Like a Member of the Family” VOLUME LVL BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, MAY 11TH, 1933. NUMBER M. A Barnwell and Rocks Are Leading League Locals Took Close Game From Syl- vania Tuesday to Remain in First Place Tie. BARNWELL’S NEW RECREATION CENTER 54, Standing of the Clubs. Club Won Lost Pet. Barnwell 4 1 .800 Graniteville 4 1 .800 Augusta 2 2 .500 Sylvania 2 O 4a .500 Bamberg __2 3 .400 Thomson 0 5 .000 Future Games. * May 11th—Barnwell at Bamberg; Graniteville at Sylvania; Augusta at Thomson. May 12th—Thomson at Barnwell. May 13th—Bamberg at Granite- ville; Sylvania at Augusta. May 16th—Bamberg at Augusta; Thomson at Sylvania^ Barnwell and Graniteville at Blackville (opening of new ball park). As a result of Tuesday’s games in the Georgia-Carolina League, the Barnwell Carpenters and the Granite ville Rocks remained tied for first place* with Augusta and Sylvania knotted for second, Bamberg in thiifd and Thomson still occupying, the cel- lar. An error and a hit in the first in ning of the game here Tuesday be tween Sylvania and Barnwell gave the visiters a one run lead that looked like a million dollars until the sixth, when the score was tied. Barnwell went into the last half of the ninth with the score still knotted. With runners on first and second and two out, J. Gross, pinchhitting for Tuck er, broke up a good game with a clean hit. Tucker pitched a great game for Barnwell, allowing only two hits, while his teammates garnered 12 off of Oversteet. Poor base running on the part of the !ocal s wa s responsible for the close score, as the Barnwell boys threw away several excellent chances by their amateurish antics along the base lines. Score by innings: Sylvania 100 000 000—1 2 1 Barnwell 000 001 001—2 12 3 Overstreet and Reddick; Tucker and H. Gross. Umpires, Scoville and Lee. Graniteville defeated August; Tuesday, 4 to 1, while Bamberg gave Th mson a 14 to 3 drubbing. v : % ^ J im /. wmm :zr: Wm MtHS! .■ :v. . • . • -iS ; '■■■?' .♦ ••••■• % ■■■■■ : : : Wm*®- ■» " * gfiliillS Ml *1 Barnwell Man to Run for Lieut.-GbVernor Young Barnwell Slain Early Tuesday j (Courtesy cf The State.) Pictured above is Barnwell’s handsome recreation center, which was officially opened Wednesday, April 26, when the Barnwell Club of the Georgia-Carolina league defeated the University of South Carolina.' The swimming pool in the foreground receives its water supply from Turkey Creek, which flows by the right side of it. The building on the other side is the pavilkn, which has loekerreoms and showers on the first floor and a large ballroom on the second. The fence in the background bounds right field cf Fuller Park, named f r Mayor C. G. Fuller, of Barnwell. It is one of the finest athletic fields in the State. Seen and Heard Here During the Past Week Little Sen«e and Nonsense About People You Know and Other* You Don’t Know. Arthur Bookhardt, who turned in a fine game for the locals Thursday afternoon against Graniteville, com plaining that sj many people mis spell his surname. . . Ben Davies, Jr., “pinch-hitting" at The People-Senti nel’s linotype during the absence of the regular operator, E. E. Goodson, In an exciting game cf baseball, in which the result was in doubt until the last man was out in the ninth, Barnwell defeated the string Granite ville team here Thursday afternoon, 4 to 3. The locals took the lead in the third on a combination of hit s and errors, and it was n. t until the seventh that the same combination tied the score. A costly error by Copps at-ythird was directly resptrnsible for The GTahiTT- ville rally, and Tucker, who had pitch ed an excellent game and got into a hole through no fault of his, was te- placed in that frame by J. Gross, who retired the side with runners on second and third. Barnwell again went into the lead in their half cf the seventh and Gross turned in a fine piece of relief pitching in the nexrrwu innings, striking out the last man with the tie- ing run on second. Bookhardt played a flashy game at short for the locals, handling six difficult chances without a bobble, while Lyles at short for the invaders also played in top form. Score by innings: Graniteville 000 000 300—3 7 3 Barnwell 003 000 lOx—4 9 3 Corley, Smith and Livingston, Dun can; Tucker, J. Gross and H. Gross, Greer. Umpire, Kennedy. By virtue of their 14 to 9 win over Bamberg Thursday, Augusta went in to the lead, with Barnwell and Granite ville tied for second place. Sylvania defeated Thpmson, 7 to 2, and was in third place, with Bamberg next and Thomson in the cellar. Barnwell Topples Augusta. I Coming from behind in the fifth and sixth innings of Saturday’s con- 1 test in Augusta to win, 9 to 6, Barn well toppled the Georgia Crackers from their undisputed position in first place and tied for the league leadership with Graniteville, which downed Thomson 4 to 0. Barnwell started off with a bang Saturday afternoon, getting a two-run lead in the first inning by virtue of who is (attending federal iccurt at .©rs and painters are busily engaged in Florence this week a, a juror. . . A series cf thunderstorms Sunday night, which brought ve:y welcome rains. . . J. Gross being complimented on his splendid pitching in Augusta Satur day afternoon. . . A visiter at the new municipal park who specialized in finding fault with just about every thing theieabeuts. . . Members of the I cal baseball club enjoying flights over Barnwell in C. G. Fuller’s plane. . . And Mr. Fuller teiling how lovely the Sweet Water* golf course looks from the air. . . Ernest Corell re marking that the drubbing adminis tered by Barnwell to the University of South Carolina at the opening of the new ball park was thd worst de feat tha: a'team of the Umveraity] B. €’.‘Mafhcws. New Forest^ has ever suffered. The score was 19 to 4. . . Angu s Paters, n getting a new pair of “specs" and several fi lends at “the Greeks’’ trying ’em out. Sheriff Gets Still. Criminal Court Will Convene Here May 22 Judge Hayne F. Rice to Preside at One Week Term.—Petit Jurors Drawn Monday. When the May term of the Court of General Sessions convenes at Barn well on Monday, May 22nd, His Honor, Judge Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, the gentlemen of the jury, witnesses and ethers will find a court house that has been thoroughly renovated, inside anj out. Plaster- Barnwell Taxes Are Lifted for Six Months Surplus Makes Levy for Ordinary County Purposes Unnecessary First Half of Year. as getting thi s work finished prior to the convening of court, which is for the trial of criminal cases only. Petit jurois w'ere drawn Monday, follows: N. C. Croft, Reedy Branch. E. W. Black, New Forest. Allison E. Sanders; Big F-.rk. W. H. Hutto, Sr., Blackville. T. W. Dicks, Dunbaiton. B. F. Owens, Dunbarton. C. H. Smith, Willistcn. E. D. Dicks, Dunbarton. J. B. Black, Bamwell. B. E. Folk, Williston. J. R. Grimes, Cedar Grove. C. C. Mitchell, Tinker’s Creek. Mynroe Moiris, Barnwell. Sheriff J. B. Moiris raided a still r. Bogen Branch, near Gantt’s old mill, in the western part of the county, Saturday, destroying nine 400-gallon boxes of mash. two walk^ and Fleming’s clean hit. One score was added in each of the next three frame s and when Augusta came to the bat in their half of the fourth, the league leaders were trail ing, 5 to 1. It seems that Bamwell just must have one bad inning and the fourth was “it." Ccstly errors and several hits forced Gray to re tire after five runs had been scored, J. Gross coming in with two men on and nobody out. To make matters appear w T orse, Jay hit the first bat ter to face him, filling the bases. He then proceeded to set down the next three in order. Barnwell tied the score in the fifth and P u t >t on ice in the sixth by add ing three more runs, while Gross had the Augusta boys eating out of his hand for the remainder of the game. It wa s a splendid exhibition of pitch ing. Score by innings: Barnwell 211 113 000—9 1» 4 Augusta 001 500 000—6 12 6 • Gray, Gross arfe Greer; West, Pad gett and Herlong. A. N. Gaiber, Williston. Victor E. Creech, Friendship. B. L. Beytston, Blackville. Geo. P. Martin, Blackville. Archie Ross, Ashleigh. Jasper L. Owens, Ashleigh. E. C. Matthew’s, Blackville. T. D. Creighton, Jr., Seven Pines. R. L. Gantt, Lyndhurst. J v Floyd Creech, Hercules. Willie L. Baxley, Reedy Bian.?h. D. I. Rcss, Ashleigh. J. R. Harrison, Barnwell. ^ M. L. Delk, Hilda. F. M. Zanders. Kline. M. ,0. Creech, Reedy Branch. W. Sidney Dicks, Morris. Melvin Grubbs, Elko. G. M. Odom, Healing Springs. Allen R. Wilson, Ashleigh. L. M. Calhoun, Bamwell. W. S. Creech, Morris. Young Democrats to Meet. Jame s Drufus Griffin, State presi dent, has issued a call for “Yioung Democratic Conventions" to be held at the various county seats next Sat urday, May 13th, at four p. m. The purpose of the meeting is to elect delegates to the State Convention of Young Democrats which will be held in Columbia May 20th. All Demo crats (men ary women) between the ages of 18 and 35 year 8 are eligible and urged to participate. Each county is entitled to a number of votes equal to its representation in the general assembly. Advertise in The People-Sentinel. Columbia, May 4.— Expenditures for county government in Barnwell county for the six months period from January 1, 1933, to June 30, 1933, will be paid cut of surplus fundg which have been created by economies prac ticej by the beard of directors, under the terms of the county supply bill bobtailed on an Abbeville county local measure by Senator Biown last night The fiscal year of the county has been changed by legislative enactment, and the senator -aid that n t only wa s the county on a cash basis, but had surplus whereby they cculd run for the extra six months. The county budget for the new fiscal year carries expenditures totaling $40,973.32, or approximately $700 less than last year. The measure esti mates that $19,733.32 will have to be raised by the five-mill property tax levy in the county. The largest appropriation in the bill is $27,268.32 for* salaries. The sheriff will receive the largest salary in Barnwell counp;. # H# will get $1800, while the Hbpeflnfendent cf^ ucation and the supervisor of reads will receive $1,400 each. The budget provides $500 for the clerk of couit and $766 each for the treasurer and auditor. The clerk to the treasurer will get $720 and the county attorney and coroner will re ceive $150 e^ach. The measure provides $1,300 for the clerk to the county board of directors, l$2,015 for constables, and $1,950 for magistrates. • A total of $11,000 will be - spent for convicts and maintenance of roac working organizations, under the bill Court and jail expense s will take $4,400 of the county’s money, while the county home, p:oihouse and P oor will be given $3,000. Home demonstration work will be given $850 by the county and an ap propriation of $1,000 i s approved for the public buildings by the budget The measure directs the treasurer of the county to charge a total of $4,242.20 to the surplus fund s of the county, which amounts were over-ex pended by the various departments during the last fiscal year. McDermid in Service. G. Chalmers McDermid, of Charles ton, who has been writing “Hopoca true" article s for The People-Sentinel 3eft Thursday for Fort Oglethorpe,Ga. for duty in the civilian conservation corps camp. Mr. McDermid, who is a first lieutenant in the United States army reserve corps, served with the Sixtieth Division of the army during the World War and is a graduate ft! Clsmson C: T l;ge. J. E. Harley Makes Definite Announc- O. ment of Candidacy While in Columbia- Thursday. The following from Friday’s issue cf The State will be of cordial interest to friends in Barnwell County as well ag the State at large! J. E. Hailey, of Barnwell, in Colum- -bia yesterday on a business trip, an nounced that he had definitely decided to be a candidate for the office of^ieu- tenant governor of South Carolina in 934. In 1930 Mr. Harley went before the ieople of the state as candidate for ieutenant governor on a platform of strict economy, received more than 115,000 votes and was defeated by a small majority. He is of opinion that there is greater demand for tax re duction and economy at the present t:me than in 1930. He said economy and tax reduction within the revenue would be his fight and that thomes and farms must have relief. Mr. Harley was born on a farm in Bamwell in 1880 and in 1902 was graduated from the state university, since which time he has been engaged in farming ary the practice of law in Barnwell. He was a member of the house in 1905, 1906, 1907 and 1908. In 1912 he wag elected mayor of Barn well and served in that capacity for ten years and in 1926 was elected to the house of representatives and in 1928 was re-elected without opposi tion. In 1929-1930 he wag chairman of the house judiciary committee and in 1930 wa s one of the leader* of the so-called economy bloc. For some 30 years Mr. Harley has been active as a leader in the Demo cratic parity and has served as a dele gate to many state conventions; he was delegate to the Democratic na tional convention in Denver in 1908, San Francisco in 1920, Houston in 1928 and Chicago in 1932. Brooks Bennett Diet of Wound In flicted by Maner Blackwood.—In quest Held. School Will Present Pageant at Stadium Development of Barnwell Town am County to Be Depicted by Barn well Pupils. The Bamwell School expects to vary the type of commencement this year by depicting in pageant style the development of Barnwell County emphasizing the development of the town itself. The entire school wil participate in the performance, thus making the cast a large one. While the Grammar School will feature mainly in the parades, the High School will depict the historical stages of Bamwell beginning with the orig inal natives, the Indians, and tracing step by step the scenes of the various episodes, contiuing up to the pre sent.. Tha history of the school wjj be outlined. The final scene will be the graduating exercises of the class of ’33. The following is a general outline of the pageant, which will take place May 25th at Fuller Field: Prologue. Episode 1. Scene 1.—Indian Settlement. Scene 2.—Invasion of eaily settlers O. Brooks Bfennett, 25, was shot and almost instantly killed shortly before ne o’clock Tuesday morning by Maner (“Pearl") Blackwood in the yard of the latter’s home near Tur key Creek in the western part of Barnwell. The entire load from a shot gun, fired at close range, lodged in Bennett’s right chest and the wounded man died before medical aid could be sfummoned. A coroner’s jury of inquest held Tuesday afternoon rendered a ver dict of “justifiable homicide.” Only three witnesses, including the county physician, who viewed the body, tes tified. The testimony of two wit nesses was to the effect that Bennett and Blackwood had had a difficulty earlier in the night and that Bennett had left the scene with the avowod purpose of getting a shot gun and “having it out" with Blackwood; that Bennett returned to the scene about forty minutes later, armed with a gun; that Blackwood endeavored to get him to leave and when he re fused, that Blackwood went into his house and closed the front door. The witnesses further alleged that when Blackwood, himself armed with a shot gun, went to the back door, he found Bennett standing near the steps; that he warned him not to come' into the house, and that soon there after the fatal shot wa t fired. Bennett is survived by his widow; his mother, Mrs. Mattie Bennett, of Bamwell, and seven sisters, Mrs. M. D. Stone, Mrs. H. A. Stallings, dbd Mrs. Allen Perry, Jr., all of Savan nah, Ga., Mrs. D. T. Fenters, of Hem ingway, Mr*. Clyde S. Vickary, Misses Belle and Estelle Bennett, of Bamwell. The funeral sejfrkee were* de ducted Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at Cave’s Church, near Kline, by the Rev. J. H. Owens, of White Pond, Dr. W. M. Jones and the Rev. W. E. Wiggins, of Bamwell. Inter ment followed in the adjoining ceme tery. Blackville to Open Handsome Ball Park Exercises Will Take Place Next Tuesday Afternoon With Barn- well-Graniteville Game. Episode 2.-; Scene 1.—Early Colonial Period. Scene 2.—Revolutionary Period. Episode 3. Scene 1.—End of War Between the States. Scene 2.—Reconstruction Period. Scene 3.—Graduating Exercises o: class of 1933. Epilogue: A detailed outline and the cast o characters will be published at an early date. When Cotton Was King Edgefield, May 4—N. R. Bartley wa 8 exhibiting here recently an ole bill of sale of six bales of cotton by the late Dr. Robert McKie, January 4, 1865. He received $1.30 per pound /or the entire lot, thee heck in full being $3,460. The weight of the six bales ranged from 439 to 450 pounds. Bartley was recently working the public road near the old McKie home and found the invoice of the cotton sale among some old paper* that were scattered shout the place. Dr. Mc Kie’s son, Henry W. McKie, sold four hale* of cotton here for eight and one ~ eighth cent*—quite a difference from $1.30. Blackvilie’g handsome new ball park will be formally next Tuesday afternoon with appro priate exercises, according to O. Frank Posey, who was a visitor hart Monday. Mr. Posey and a commit tee are busily engaged in arranging an enjoyable progiam for tha open ing but the details *ere not nvmiU able, in tjnaa. for this issue of Tb* People-Sentinel. ’ It is understood, however, that a regular league game between the Bamwell and Granite ville clubs of the Georgia-Carolina League will be one of the main at traction* and as these are generally conceded to be two of the strongast teams in the circuit, baseball fnna are assured of an interesting and ex citing contest. In the only gam* .played so far between the two clubs, Bamwell defeated Granitevili* by tba close score of 4 to 3. It is hoped that a large crowd will attending the opening of the Black- ville park, and it is needles* to sag that visitors will receive a cordial welcome. Stores to Close Thursday In accordance with an agreement at members cf the Bamwell Merchants* Association, the following have agreed to dose their stores every Thursday afternoon at two o’clock for the balance of the day, befinaiaf May 4th until August: Lemon Bros., Inc. C. F. Molair. Mazursky’s. Ghingold’a. H. H. Hay. Farmers Uipon. Gigg’s Cash Grocery. Unity Grocery Company. H. Antopolsky. Easterling and Company. L H. Cooper. W. G. HML Geo. Peeples. H. Williams. T. D. Creighton, Jr.